Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Firefighter Patrick Cullum discusses the pain and lessons from an incident that killed Chief Kenneth Lehr and his desire to honor his mentor and friend
Being in the business of saving lives doesn’t give us a pass at living; Ralph Oswald demonstrated how to make our personal health and the world better
Arrowhead EMS speaker implores EMS managers to plan and prepare for the inevitability of a LODD in their organization
Raymond Bernard Allison, 52, died when an ambulance crashed on an icy road; the patient and his brother were also killed and the EMT driving was injured
Paramedic Gerald “Garry” Hammer suffered a fatal heart attack after arriving home from a 12-hour overnight shift
James “Doc” Delbert Brooks, 62, began to experience difficulty breathing and called 911 while winterizing boats at a station
Preparing your agency for a line of duty death begins with acknowledging “It’s not a matter of if, but a matter of when”
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